Brazil and Paraguay sign an agreement for joint actions in the area of animal health

Published Nov 23, 2022

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The Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (Mapa) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of Paraguay have signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate in animal health. The agreement aims to facilitate the exchange of animal health information, epidemiological surveillance in border municipalities, and health surveillance at border entry points. The ministers also discussed the potential for tilapia cultivation at the Itaipu Hydroelectric Power Plant border reservoir, which could yield 400,000 tons per year and generate 50,000 jobs. However, Paraguay needs to amend its law and renegotiate a 1999 agreement to permit the cultivation of exotic species in the reservoir.
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The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (Mapa) of Brazil and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of Paraguay signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in animal health. The objective is for the two countries to be able to cooperate in the exchange of information on animal health, in the joint action of epidemiological surveillance in municipalities located on the border line and in the joint action of health surveillance at the points of entry to the border line. The document was signed this Tuesday (22) by Minister Marcos Montes and Paraguayan Minister Santiago Bertoni. “The Memorandum will be a relevant instrument of cooperation in the area of animal health, as Brazil and Paraguay face similar challenges, especially in the border regions”, said the Brazilian minister. The ministers also talked about the necessary procedures to enable the cultivation of tilapia in the Reservoir of the Itaipu Hydroelectric Power Plant, which is located on the border ...
Source: Agricultura

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